Editing Cumberland County, New Jersey

{{short description|County in New Jersey, United States}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county             = Cumberland County
| state              = New Jersey
| type               = [[List of counties in New Jersey|County]]
| official_name      =
| ex image           = Fortescue Beach, NJ (2), July 2021.jpg
| ex image cap       = [[Fortescue, New Jersey|Fortescue Beach]] in [[Downe Township, New Jersey|Downe Township]], on the [[Delaware Bay]]shore of New Jersey
| ex image size      = 250x200px
| seal               = Cumb Seal.png
| flag               = Flag of Cumberland County, New Jersey.svg
| founded year       = 1748
| founded date       =
| seat               = [[Bridgeton, New Jersey|Bridgeton]]<ref name=CountyMap/>
| largest city       = [[Vineland, New Jersey|Vineland]] (population)<br>[[Maurice River Township, New Jersey|Maurice River Township]] (area)
| city type          = municipalities
| leader_title       = Director of the [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of County Commissioners]]
| leader_name        = Director Douglas A. Albrecht ([[New Jersey Republican Party|R]], term ends December 31, 2023)
| area_total_sq_mi   = 677.85
| area_land_sq_mi    = 483.36
| area_water_sq_mi   = 194.49
| area percentage    =  28.7
| area_footnotes     = <ref name=CensusArea/>
| population_as_of   = 2020
| population_total   = 154152
| population_footnotes = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/>
| pop_est_as_of      = 2024
| population_est     = 155678  {{increase}}
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst/>
| population_density_sq_mi= auto
| population_density_km2 = auto
| coordinates = {{coord|39.33|-75.13|display=inline,title|type:adm2nd_region:US-NJ_source:UScensus1990}}
| named for = [[Prince William, Duke of Cumberland]]
| district = 2nd
|website={{URL|cumberlandcountynj.gov}}|time zone=Eastern}}
{{Maplink|frame=yes|zoom=8|id=Q497845|type=shape|text=Interactive map of Cumberland County, New Jersey}}

'''Cumberland County''' is a coastal [[county (United States)|county]] located on the [[Delaware Bay]] in the [[Southern Shore Region]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the county was the state's [[List of counties in New Jersey|16th-most-populous county]],<ref name=Largest2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_PL94_Summary/Table_1_2020.xlsx Table1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> with a population of  154,152,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 2,746 (−1.8%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 156,898.<ref name=Census2010/> The [[United States Census Bureau]]'s [[Population Estimates Program]] estimated a 2024 population of 155,678, an increase of 1,526 (+1.0%) from the 2020 decennial census.<ref name=PopEst/> Its [[county seat]] is [[Bridgeton, New Jersey|Bridgeton]].<ref name=CountyMap>[https://www.nj.gov/state/archives/catctytable.html New Jersey County Map], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed December 22, 2022.</ref> Cumberland County is named for [[Prince William, Duke of Cumberland]].<ref>Baehr, Judy. [https://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov/content/22596/23487/23497/24138.aspx "Cumberland – A County Born of Hope, Optimism"], Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed June 5, 2023. "The county was named for William Augustus, the second son of King George II. As the Duke of Cumberland in 1746, he had defeated the Stuart Pretender, Charles Edward (Bonnie Prince Charlie), at the battle of Culloden and established the House of Hanover on the British throne."</ref><ref>[http://www.getnj.com/origname/orignamec.shtml The Origin of New Jersey Place Names: C], GetNJ.com. Accessed December 13, 2007.</ref> The county was formally created from portions of [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]] on January 19, 1748.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 78. Accessed September 30, 2013.</ref> The county is part of the [[South Jersey]] region of the state.<ref>Willis, David P. [https://www.app.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/2023/02/20/central-jersey-debate-ocean-union-county-nj/69914996007/ "'This is how wars start': Does Central Jersey include both Ocean and Union counties?"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', February 20, 2023. Accessed March 31, 2024. "North Jersey is defined as Sussex, Warren, Morris, Passaic, Bergen, Essex, and Hudson counties; South Jersey would be Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Atlantic, Salem, Cumberland, and Cape May counties. But for Central, things get a little tricky. It would include Hunterdon, Somerset, Union, Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean counties."</ref>

The most populous municipality is [[Vineland, New Jersey|Vineland]], which had a 2020 population of 60,780;<ref name=LWD2020/> the largest municipality by area is [[Maurice River Township, New Jersey|Maurice River Township]], which covered {{convert|95.76|sqmi}}.<ref name=CPH232/>

This county is part of the [[Vineland, New Jersey|Vineland]]-[[Bridgeton, New Jersey|Bridgeton]] [[metropolitan statistical area]],<ref>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/reference-maps/2020/state-maps/34_NewJersey_2020.pdf New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 22, 2022.</ref> as well as the [[Delaware Valley]] [[Combined Statistical Area]].<ref>[https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas], [[Office of Management and Budget]], February 28, 2013. Accessed October 3, 2013.</ref>

==History==

===Etymology===
The county is named for [[Prince William, Duke of Cumberland]] who is best remembered for his role in putting down the Jacobite Rising at the Battle of Culloden in 1746, which made him immensely popular throughout parts of Britain.

===Pre-settlement===
The first people to populate Cumberland County were early descendants of the [[Lenape]], also known as the Delaware, who include all [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] people who have lived in New Jersey<ref name="Prehistorical Museum">{{cite web |title=Prehistorical Museum |website=Cumberland County Historical Society |language=en-US |url=https://cchistsoc.org/museums-hours/prehistorical-museum/ |access-date=November 15, 2022}}</ref> Water sources such as the [[Cohansey River]] and [[Maurice River]] made Cumberland County a resourceful environment for early native groups to utilize.<ref name="Prehistorical Museum"/> Archaeological materials such as stone tools and pottery have been excavated in sites in Bridgeton and in [[Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Fairfield]], [[Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey|Greenwich]] and [[Stow Creek Township, New Jersey|Stow Creek]] townships.<ref>Skinner, Alanson and Max Schrabisch, 1913. A Preliminary Report of the Archeological Survey of the State of New Jersey. Bulletin 9, Geological Survey of New Jersey, Trenton. p. 54-57.</ref> Some of the earliest cultures that inhabited Cumberland County utilized clovis spear points which date to the Paleoindian period (10,000 BC to 8000 BC). As the climate switched from a tundra to woodlands during the archaic period (8000 BC to 1000 BC), ancestors of the Lenape developed axe technology, and later pottery during the woodland period (1000 BC to 1600 AD).<ref>{{cite book |last=Kraft |first=Herbert |title=The Lenape-Delaware Indian Heritage 10,000 BC to AD 2000 |publisher=Lenape Books |year=2001}}</ref> The prehistoric period ended when European exploration and settlement arrived in the area bringing with it greater technology which ultimately supplanted much of the Native populations. Today, many Lenape people still reside in Cumberland County, such as the Nanticoke tribe who make up the Native American people from Southern New Jersey and the Delmarva Peninsula.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us – Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation |language=en |url=https://nlltribe.com/about-us/ |access-date=November 15, 2022}}</ref>

===History===
Early European settlement began with the Swedish who called what is now New Jersey [[New Sweden]] during the first half of the 17th century.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Veit |first1=Richard |title=New Jersey: A History of the Garden State |last2=Lurie |first2=Maxine |publisher=Rutgers University Press |year=2012 |isbn=978-0813554099}}</ref> Prior to the United States gaining its independence from Great Britain, Cumberland County was deemed separate from Salem County in 1748 and was named after the Duke of Cumberland.<ref>[https://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov/history Cumberland County is Born], Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed June 5, 2023. "The Colonial Legislature, at a session held January 30, 1748, passed an Act stipulating the east side of Salem County as a new county to be known as Cumberland."</ref> Cumberland County's economic exploits were agricultural and manufacturing, more specifically the county focused on fruits and vegetables, as well as glassware and preserved foods.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cumberland {{!}} county, New Jersey, United States {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Cumberland-county-New-Jersey |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>

America's early successes in glassmaking began in Southern New Jersey during the 18th century and eventually led to John Landis Mason of Vineland New Jersey to invent the mason jar for storing and preserving food at home during the 1850s.<ref>{{cite web |last=Matchar |first=Emily |title=A Brief History of the Mason Jar |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/brief-history-mason-jar-180975546/ |access-date=November 15, 2022}}</ref> Cumberland County's population has historically been "majority-minority".<ref name=":1">{{cite book |last=Watson |first=Penelope |title=The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia |publisher=Rutgers University |year=2020 |chapter=Cumberland County, New Jersey}}</ref> Cumberland County went from holding one hundred and twenty enslaved people in 1790, to two by 1830.<ref name=":1"/> Cumberland County included several towns settled by Black Americans many of whom escaped slavery.<ref>Baehr, Judy. [https://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov/content/22596/23487/23497/24137.aspx "County's Towns Are What Makes the Region Tick"], Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed June 5, 2023.</ref> Parts of the county were used for the Underground Railroad, and housed Harriet Tubman and William Still.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Journey to Springtown |website=mycitypaper.com |url=https://mycitypaper.com/articles/111199/feat.cover1.shtml |access-date=November 15, 2022}}</ref>

===Maritime history===
In addition to agriculture and glassware, Cumberland County is known for its maritime industries. Its main maritime export was oysters until the 1950s when disease destroyed the oyster population.<ref>{{cite web |title=VIMS study uncovers new cause for intensification of oyster disease |website=Virginia Institute of Marine Science |language=en |url=https://www.vims.edu/newsandevents/topstories/2021/dermo_intensification.php |access-date=November 15, 2022}}</ref> With the oyster industry came shipbuilding in 1780.<ref>{{cite book |last=McCay |first=Bonnie J. |title=Oyster Wars and the Public Trust |date=March 1, 1998 |publisher=University of Arizona Press |isbn=978-0-8165-4499-8 |doi=10.2307/j.ctv1prss4r |jstor=j.ctv1prss4r |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv1prss4r}}</ref> Later, the industrial revolution and railroad development increased the number of ships and the types of ships being made. By the late 19th century, ships switched from the sloop model to the schooner to be more useful for oystering.<ref>{{Citation |title=Riparian Rights and Oyster Wars on the Delaware Bay |date=March 1, 1998 |work=Oyster Wars and the Public Trust |pages=116–130 |publisher=University of Arizona Press |doi=10.2307/j.ctv1prss4r.19 |jstor=j.ctv1prss4r |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv1prss4r |access-date=November 15, 2022}}</ref>

Whaling was also an industry in Cumberland County until 1775 when settlers turned to livestock, farming, and trapping.<ref name=":2">{{cite book |author=Sebold, Kimberly R. |title=Historic themes and resources within the New Jersey coastal heritage trail: southern New Jersey and the Delaware Bay: Cape May, Cumberland, and Salem counties |date=1991 |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record |oclc=23766401 |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/23766401}}</ref> Caviar was a short-lived industry in the area from the 1860s to 1925, when sturgeon had been overfished.<ref name=":2" /> There are 19th and 20th century maritime related artifacts such as ship models, building plans, tools, and rigging equipment at the John Dubois Maritime Museum in [[Bridgeton, New Jersey|Bridgeton]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The John DuBois Maritime Museum |website=Cumberland County Historical Society |language=en-US |url=https://cchistsoc.org/museums-hours/the-john-dubois-maritime-museum/ |access-date=November 15, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], as of the 2020 Census, the county had a total area of {{convert|677.85|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|483.36|sqmi}} was land (71.3%) and {{convert|194.49|sqmi}} was water (28.7%).<ref name=CensusArea>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_34.txt 2020 Census Gazetteer File for Counties in New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 1, 2023.</ref> Cumberland is a low-lying, generally featureless coastal county, with many salt marshes near the Delaware Bay. The highest elevation is at one of 12 areas in Upper Deerfield Township that stand approximately {{convert|140|ft}} above sea level;<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=13320 New Jersey County High Points], Peakbagger.com. Accessed October 3, 2013.</ref> the lowest elevation is sea level.

===Climate and weather===
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|[[Bridgeton, New Jersey]]
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|28|44|2.94
|34|52|4.30
|43|63|4.00
|53|73|3.75
|63|82|4.20
|68|87|4.07
|66|85|4.11
|59|78|4.26
|47|67|3.59
|39|56|3.26
|30|45|3.98
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|source=The Weather Channel<ref name="weather">{{cite web
|title=Monthly Averages for Bridgeton, New Jersey
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|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USNJ0059
|access-date=October 13, 2012
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In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Bridgeton have ranged from a low of {{convert|25|F}} in January to a high of {{convert|87|F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-13|F}} was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of {{convert|101|F}} was recorded in July 1966.  Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|2.94|in}} in February to {{convert|4.30|in}} in March.<ref name="weather"/> Cumberland has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'').

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790=   8248
|1800=   9529
|1810=  12670
|1820=  12668
|1830=  14093
|1840=  14374
|1850=  17189
|1860=  22605
|1870=  34665
|1880=  37687
|1890=  45438
|1900=  51193
|1910=  55153
|1920=  61348
|1930=  69895
|1940=  73184
|1950=  88597
|1960= 106850
|1970= 121374
|1980= 132866
|1990= 138053
|2000= 146438
|2010= 156898
|2020= 154152
| estyear=2024
| estimate=155678
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/counties/totals/co-est2024-pop-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024], [[United States Census Bureau]], released March 2025. Accessed March 15, 2025.</ref>
|footnote=Historical sources: 1790-1990<ref>Forstall, Richard L. [https://books.google.com/books?id=sezaSI_LPA8C&pg=PA108 ''Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 from the Twenty-one Decennial Censuses''], pp. 108-109. [[United States Census Bureau]], March 1996. {{ISBN|9780934213486}}. Accessed October 3, 2013.</ref><br>1970-2010<ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf#page=32 ''New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts; 2010 Census of Population and Housing''], p. 6, CPH-2-32. [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed August 29, 2016.</ref> 2010<ref name=Census2010>[https://archive.today/20200212102228/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US34011 DP1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Cumberland County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 26, 2016.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/cumberlandcountynewjersey QuickFacts Cumberland County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 17, 2025.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census]], the county's had 154,152 people, 51,360 households, and 34,309 families.<ref>{{cite web |date=2019 |title=Households and Families (S1101) {{!}} Cumberland County (ACS 1-Year) |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US34011&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S1101 |url-status=live |access-date=January 21, 2022 |website=United States Census Bureau (USCB) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121235618/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US34011&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S1101 |archive-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|318.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 57,119 housing units at an average density of {{convert|118|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup was 45.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 18.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 2.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 34.4% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |date=2019 |title=Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05) {{!}} Cumberland County (ACS 1-Year) |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US34011&tid=ACSDP1Y2019.DP05 |url-status=live |access-date=January 21, 2022 |website=United States Census Bureau (USCB) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121235619/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US34011&tid=ACSDP1Y2019.DP05 |archive-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref>

Of the 51,360 households, of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.9% were [[marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.3% had a male householder with no wife present and 33.2% were non-families, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.30.

About 23.8% of the population was under age 18, 7.5% was from age 18 to 24, 39.3% was from age 15 to 44, and 15.7% was age 65 or older. The median age was 38.1 years. The gender makeup was 51.7% male and 48.3% female. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males.<ref>{{cite web |date=2019 |title=Age and Sex (S0101) {{!}} Cumberland County (ACS 1-Year) |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US34011&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S0101 |url-status=live |access-date=January 21, 2022 |website=United States Census Bureau (USCB) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121235620/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US34011&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S0101 |archive-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref>

The median household income was $54,587, and the median family income was $65,022. About 13.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web |date=2019 |title=INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (S1901) {{!}} Cumberland County (ACS 1-Year) |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US34011&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S1901 |url-status=live |access-date=January 21, 2022 |website=United States Census Bureau (USCB) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121235624/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US34011&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S1901 |archive-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2019 |title=POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (S1701) {{!}} Cumberland County (ACS 1-Year) |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US34011&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S1701 |url-status=live |access-date=January 21, 2022 |website=United States Census Bureau (USCB) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121235622/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US34011&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S1701 |archive-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref>

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 156,898 people, 51,931 households, and 36,559 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|324.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 55,834 housing units at an average density of {{convert|115.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 62.74% (98,430) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 20.23% (31,741) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 1.11% (1,746) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 1.22% (1,907) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.04% (59) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 11.15% (17,492) from [[race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 3.52% (5,523) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 27.06% (42,457) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 51,931 households, 31.4% had children under the age of 18; 45.2% were married couples living together; 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 29.6% were non-families. Of all households, 24% were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.26.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the population, 24% were under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 106.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 106.9 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

==Economy==
The [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]] calculated that the county's [[gross domestic product]] was $5.9&nbsp;billion in 2021, which was ranked 17th in the state and was a 3.8% increase from the prior year.<ref>[https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/lagdp1222.pdf Gross Domestic Product by County, 2021], [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]], released December 8, 2022. Accessed July 17, 2023.</ref>

==Government==
===County government===
[[File:Cumberland County Courthouse NJ.jpg|thumb|Cumberland County Courthouse in [[Bridgeton, New Jersey|Bridgeton]]]]

Cumberland County is governed by a [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of County Commissioners]] which is comprised of seven members who are elected at large by the citizens of Cumberland County in partisan elections and serve staggered three-year terms in office, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle. Each Commissioner is assigned responsibility for one of the county's departments.<ref name=Commissioners>[https://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov/freeholders Board of County Commissioners], Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed June 5, 2023. "By law, Cumberland County is allowed 7 County Commissioners, who serve staggered, overlapping three-year terms. Two are elected in two successive years, three in the third year, elected from the county at-large, for three-year, overlapping terms. A Director of the Board is selected by their colleagues for a one-year term. Each County Commissioner is charged with responsibility for one or more of the county's seven departments."</ref> In 2016, freeholders were paid $15,000 and the freeholder director was paid an annual salary of $16,000.<ref>Gallo Jr., Bill. [https://www.nj.com/news/2016/03/how_much_your_county_freeholders_others_in_nj_earn.html "Which N.J. county freeholders are paid the most?"], [[NJ.com]], March 11, 2016. Accessed October 25, 2017. "Freeholder director: $16,000; Other freeholders: $15,000"</ref>

{{As of|2025}}, members of the Cumberland County Board of County Commissioners (with party affiliation, residence, and term-end year listed in parentheses) are (with terms for director and deputy director ending every December 31):<ref name=Commissioners/><ref name=Directory>[https://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov/filestorage/23465/Directory_2022.pdf ''2022 Directory of Cumberland County, New Jersey''], Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov/filestorage/22641/22643/22761/22763/2022.pdf 2022 County Data Sheet], Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Cumberland2022>[https://ccclerknj.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/SUMMARY-REPORT.pdf Election Summary Report Cumberland County General Election November 8, 2022 General Election Official Results], Cumberland County, New Jersey, updated November 28, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Cumberland2021>[https://ccclerknj.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/SUMMARY-REPORT-1.pdf Election Summary Report General Election November 2, 2021], Cumberland County, New Jersey, updated November 19, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Cumberland2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Cumberland/107141/web.264614/#/summary General Election November 3, 2020 Official Results], Cumberland County, New Jersey, updated November 19, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Commissioner
! Party, Residence, Term
|-
| Robert A. Austino
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], [[Bridgeton, New Jersey|Bridgeton]], 2027<ref>[https://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov/content/22596/23543/38283/default.aspx Commissioner Joseph V. Sileo], Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Deputy Director Antonio Romero
| R, Vineland, 2027<ref>[https://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov/content/22596/23543/38285/default.aspx Commissioner Antonio Romero], Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Douglas A. Albrecht
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], [[Vineland, New Jersey|Vineland]], 2025<ref>[https://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov/douglas-albrecht Commissioner Douglas Albrecht], Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Victoria Groetsch-Lods
| R, Vineland, 2025<ref>[https://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov/Victoria-Groetsch-Lods Commissioner Victoria Groetsch-Lods], Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Arthur Marchand
| R, [[Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Hopewell Township]], 2026<ref>[https://cumberlandcountynj.gov/carol-musso Commissioner Carol Musso], Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref>
|-
| James Sauro
| R, Vineland, 2026<ref>[https://cumberlandcountynj.gov/donna-pearson Commissioner Donna M. Pearson], Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Sandra Taylor
| R, [[Downe Township, New Jersey|Downe Township]], 2026<ref>[https://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov/john-capizola Commissioner John Capizola Jr.], Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref>
|}

Pursuant to Article VII Section II of the [[New Jersey State Constitution]], each county in New Jersey has three elected administrative officials known as "constitutional officers." These officers are the [[County Clerk]] and [[Probate Court|County Surrogate]] (both elected for five-year terms of office) and the [[Sheriff|County Sheriff]] (elected for a three-year term).<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/archives/docconst47.html#page16 New Jersey State Constitution (1947), Article VII, Section II, Paragraph 2], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 27, 2022.</ref> The county's constitutional officers are:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! Representative
|-
| County Clerk
| [[Celeste Riley]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], Bridgeton, 2029),<ref>[https://ccclerknj.com/about-us/celeste-riley/ County Clerk: Celeste M. Riley], Cumberland County Clerk's Office. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/clerks/ Members List: Clerks], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Sheriff
| Michael Donato (R, Bridgeton, 2026)<ref>[https://ccsonj.opsnetwork.org/ Sheriff's Office], Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed August 15, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/sheriffs/ Members List: Sheriffs], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed August 15, 2024.</ref>
|-
| Surrogate
| Rudolph A. Luisi (R, Vineland, 2028).<ref>[https://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov/content/22602/23182/default.aspx Cumberland County Surrogate Office], Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed August 15, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/surrogates/ Members List: Surrogates], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Directory/>
|}

The Cumberland County Prosecutor is Jennifer Webb-McRae of [[Vineland, New Jersey|Vineland]]. First nominated by [[Governor of New Jersey]] [[Jon Corzine]] in January 2010, Webb-McRae was nominated for a second five-year term by [[Chris Christie]] in November 2016 and sworn into office after confirmation in January 2017.<ref>[https://njccpo.org/commandstaff/bio/12 Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae], Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office. Accessed August 14, 2022. "In January of 2010, Jennifer was nominated by Governor Jon S. Corzine to be the first African American, first female Prosecutor of Cumberland County.... In November of 2016, Governor Chris Christie nominated Prosecutor Webb-McRae for a second five year term as Cumberland County Prosecutor. In January of 2017, Prosecutor Webb-McRae was sworn in becoming the first full-time Prosecutor in Cumberland County to serve a second term."</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/governor/news/news/552016/approved/20161121b.html "Governor Chris Christie Files Nominations and Direct Appointments"], [[Governor of New Jersey]] [[Chris Christie]], press release dated November 21, 2016. Accessed October 25, 2017. "Cumberland County Prosecutor - Nominate for reappointment Jennifer Webb-McRae (Vineland, Cumberland)"</ref> Cumberland County is a part of Vicinage 15 of the [[New Jersey Superior Court]] (along with [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]] and [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]]), seated in [[Woodbury, New Jersey|Woodbury]] in Gloucester County; the Assignment Judge for the vicinage is Benjamin C. Telsey. The Cumberland County Courthouse is in Bridgeton.<ref>[https://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/courts/vicinages/cumglosal.html Cumberland/Gloucester/Salem Counties], New Jersey Courts. Accessed October 23, 2017.</ref>

In January 2023, John P. Capizola Jr. was appointed to fill the commissioner seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by George Castellini until he resigned from office earlier that month.<ref>Smith, Joseph P. [https://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/01/20/cumberland-county-democrats-name-john-capizola-george-castellini-board-commissioners-2023-vacancy/69823830007/ "Vineland resident picked to fill county commissioner position"],''[[Daily Journal (New Jersey)|Daily Journal]]'', January 20, 2023. Accessed February 15, 2023. "Cumberland County Democrats have chosen Vineland resident John P. Capizola Jr. to serve out an unexpired, one-year term on the county Board of Commissioners.... The opening was created with the resignation on Jan. 6 of Democratic Commissioner George Castellini."</ref>

===Federal representatives===
New Jersey's 2nd congressional district includes all of Cumberland County.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/leg-cong-district-info/2012-congressional-districts-by-county.pdf 2012 Congressional Districts by County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections. Accessed October 3, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2011. Accessed October 3, 2013.</ref> {{NJ Congress 02}}

===State representatives===
The 14 municipalities of Cumberland County are part of two legislative districts.

{| class="wikitable"
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!District
!Senate<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=New Jersey Legislative Roster of Members {{!}} NJ Legislature |url=https://www.njleg.state.nj.us//legislative-roster |access-date=January 12, 2022 |website=New Jersey Legislature}}</ref>
!Assembly<ref name=":0"/>
!Municipalities
|-
|[[New Jersey's 1st legislative district|1st]]
|[[Mike Testa]] [[Republican Party (United States)|(R)]]
|[[Antwan McClellan]] (R)
[[Erik K. Simonsen]] (R)
|[[Bridgeton, New Jersey|Bridgeton]], [[Commercial Township, New Jersey|Commercial Township]], [[Downe Township, New Jersey|Downe Township]], [[Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Fairfield Township]], [[Lawrence Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Lawrence Township]], [[Maurice River Township, New Jersey|Maurice River Township]], [[Millville, New Jersey|Millville]], and [[Vineland, New Jersey|Vineland.]]

The remainder of this district includes portions of [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]] & [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May County]].
|-
|[[New Jersey's 3rd legislative district|3rd]]
|[[John Burzichelli]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
|[[Heather Simmons (New Jersey politician)|Heather Simmons]] (D)
[[David Bailey (New Jersey politician)|Dave Bailey]] (D)
|[[Deerfield Township, New Jersey|Deerfield Township]], [[Greenwich Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Greenwich Township]], [[Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Hopewell Township]], [[Shiloh, New Jersey|Shiloh Borough]], [[Stow Creek, New Jersey|Stow Creek]], [[Upper Deerfield Township, New Jersey|Upper Deerfield Township]].
The remainder of this district includes portions of [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]] & [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]].
|}

===Law enforcement===
The [[New Jersey Department of Corrections]] operates three correctional facilities in the county: [[Bayside State Prison]], [[South Woods State Prison]], and [[Southern State Correctional Facility (New Jersey)|Southern State Correctional Facility]]. The three facilities employ 1,500 people and house one of every three state prisoners.<ref>Barlas, Thomas. [https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/cumberland-county-banking-on-prisons-for-economic-stability/article_e13da05f-ab67-5e47-bc7e-b3279ec994a7.html "Cumberland County banking on prisons for economic stability"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', July 3, 2013. Accessed August 14, 2022. "South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton is one of three state prisons in Cumberland County. About a third of New Jersey's state prison population is housed in South Woods and Bayside State Prison and Southern State Correctional Facility. Those three prisons also employ more than 1,500 Cumberland County residents, making it likely the largest employer in Cumberland County."</ref> In 2007, while the state was preparing to close [[Riverfront State Prison]] in [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], it considered establishing a fourth state prison in Cumberland County.<ref>Jackson, Miles. [https://archive.today/20120717064007/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thedailyjournal/access/1728730861.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+23,+2007&author=MILES+JACKSON&pub=Daily+Journal&desc=IS+A+NEW+PRISON+NEEDED%3F:+Facilities+offer+steady+employment+in+Cumberland+Co.&pqatl=google "Is A New Prison Needed?: Facilities offer steady employment in Cumberland Co."], ''[[Daily Journal (New Jersey)|Daily Journal]]''. June 23, 2007. A1 News. Accessed September 27, 2011. "The county already is home to South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton, Southern State Correctional Facility in Delmont, and Bayside State Prison in Leesburg."</ref>

==Politics==
Cumberland County tends to be a swing county with Republicans holding most countywide and state legislative offices, as well as the one congressional district that covers the county. Since 1936, the county has voted for the national winner of the presidential election all but five times, however, in 2024, the county voted Republican for the first time since 1988. As of April 1, 2024 there were a total of 96,165 registered voters in Cumberland County, of whom 31,945 (33.2%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 23,867 (24.8%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]], and 38,531 (40.1%) were registered as [[unaffiliated (New Jersey)|unaffiliated]]. There were 1,822 voters (1.9%) registered to other parties.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/svrs-reports/2024/2024-04-voter-registration-by-county.pdf Statewide Voter Registration Summary by County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated April 1, 2024. Accessed September 24, 2024.</ref>

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{{PresRow|1952|Republican|21,819|18,929|111|New Jersey}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|16,556|15,195|562|New Jersey}}
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{{PresRow|1896|Republican|7,018|3,877|593|New Jersey}}
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! [[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|Democratic]]
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2021|2021]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.6%''' ''17,794''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.6% ''13,978''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017|2017]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.8% ''11,876''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.3%''' ''15,686''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.7%''' ''17,943''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.4% ''13,129''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.8% ''14,079''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.7%''' ''17,092''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2005|2005]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.0% ''12,692''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.2%''' ''18,580''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2001|2001]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.3% ''13,583''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.7%''' ''19,445''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1997|1997]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.5% ''13,651''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.5%''' ''19,997''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1993|1993]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.0% ''17,066''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.2%''' ''18,231''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1989|1989]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|35.3% ''13,304''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''63.5%''' ''23,906''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1985|1985]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.4%''' ''21,017''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.8% ''10,065''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1981|1981]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.1% ''16,109''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.8%''' ''18,460''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1977|1977]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.8% ''14,980''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.2%''' ''16,741''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1973|1973]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.0% ''15,515''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.7%''' ''18,884''
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==Municipalities==
[[File:Cumberland County, New Jersey Municipalities.png|thumb|right|350px|Index map of Cumberland County Municipalities (click to see index key)]]
[[File:Map of Cumberland Co.%2C New Jersey - from actual surveys LOC 2010592714.jpg|thumb|right|350px|1862 map]]

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The 14 municipalities in Cumberland County (with most 2010 Census data for population, housing units, and area) are:<ref>[https://archive.today/20150427182737/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34011 GCT-PH1: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Cumberland County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed October 23, 2017.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Municipality<br>(with map key)
!Map key
! Municipal<br>type
! Population
! Housing<br>Units
! Total<br>Area
! Water<br>Area
! Land<br>Area
! Pop.<br>Density
! Housing<br>Density
!School District
! Communities
|-
|[[Bridgeton, New Jersey|Bridgeton]]
|3|| city || 27,263 || 6,782 || 6.43 || 0.25 || 6.18 || 4,102.5 || 1,097.6 
|[[Bridgeton Public Schools|Bridgeton]]||
|-
|[[Commercial Township, New Jersey|Commercial Township]]
|13|| township || 4,669 || 2,115 || 34.44 || 2.31 || 32.13 || 161.2 || 65.8 
|[[Millville Public Schools|Millville]] (9-12) ([[Sending/receiving relationship|S/R]])<br>[[Commercial Township School District|Commercial Township]] (PK-8)
| [[Buckshutem, New Jersey|Buckshutem]]<br>[[Laurel Lake, New Jersey|Laurel Lake]] CDP (2,861)<br>[[Mauricetown, New Jersey|Mauricetown]] CDP (403)<br>[[Money Island, New Jersey|Money Island]] CDP (22)<br>[[Newport, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Newport]] CDP (487)<br>[[Port Norris, New Jersey|Port Norris]] CDP (1,111)
|-
|[[Deerfield Township, New Jersey|Deerfield Township]]
|9|| township || 3,136 || 1,143 || 16.80 || 0.03 || 16.76 || 186.1 || 68.2 
|[[Cumberland Regional High School|Cumberland Regional]] (9-12)<br>[[Deerfield Township School District|Deerfield Township]] (PK-8)
| [[Rosenhayn, New Jersey|Rosenhayn]] CDP (1,150)
|-
|[[Downe Township, New Jersey|Downe Township]]
|12|| township || 1,399 || 996 || 54.27 || 5.66 || 48.61 || 32.6 || 20.5 
|[[Bridgeton Public Schools|Bridgeton]] (9-12) ([[Sending/receiving relationship|S/R]])<br>[[Downe Township School District|Downe Township]] (PK-8)
| [[Dividing Creek, New Jersey|Dividing Creek]] CDP (345)<br>[[Fortescue, New Jersey|Fortescue]] CDP (189)<br>[[Gandys Beach, New Jersey|Gandys Beach]] CDP (25)<br>[[Newport, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Newport]]
|-
|[[Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Fairfield Township]]
|10|| township || 5,546 || 2,058 || 43.95 || 2.69 || 41.26 || 152.6 || 49.9 
|[[Cumberland Regional High School|Cumberland Regional]] (9-12)<br>[[Fairfield Township School District|Fairfield Township]] (PK-8)
| [[Fairton, New Jersey|Fairton]] CDP (1,060)<br>[[Gouldtown, New Jersey|Gouldtown]] CDP (1,601)<br>[[Sea Breeze, New Jersey|Sea Breeze]]
|-
|[[Greenwich Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Greenwich Township]]
|6|| township || 771 || 369 || 18.83 || 1.00 || 17.84 || 45.1 || 20.7 
|[[Cumberland Regional High School|Cumberland Regional]] (9-12)<br>[[Greenwich Township School District (Cumberland County, New Jersey)|Greenwich Township]] (K-8)
| [[Greenwich (CDP), Cumberland County, New Jersey|Greenwich]] CDP (251)<br>[[Othello, New Jersey|Othello]] CDP (132)<br>[[Sheppards Mill, New Jersey|Sheppards Mill]] CDP (part; 131)<br>[[Springtown, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Springtown]]
|-
|[[Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Hopewell Township]]
|7|| township || 4,391 || 1,741 || 30.83 || 0.95 || 29.87 || 153.0 || 58.3 
|[[Cumberland Regional High School|Cumberland Regional]] (9-12)<br>[[Hopewell Township School District|Hopewell Township]] (K-8)
| [[Bowentown, New Jersey|Bowentown]]<br>[[Dutch Neck, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Dutch Neck]] CDP (123)<br>[[Lakeside-Beebe Run, New Jersey|Lakeside-Beebe Run]] CDP (403)<br>[[Roadstown, New Jersey|Roadstown]] CDP (part; 155)<br>[[Sheppards Mill, New Jersey|Sheppards Mill]] CDP (part; 131)<br>[[West Park, New Jersey|West Park]] CDP (1,506)
|-
|[[Lawrence Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Lawrence Township]]
|11||township || 3,087 || 1,221|| 38.33  || 1.41 || 36.92 || 89.1 || 33.1 
|[[Bridgeton Public Schools|Bridgeton]] (9-12) ([[Sending/receiving relationship|S/R]])<br>[[Millville Public Schools|Millville]] (9-12) ([[Sending/receiving relationship|S/R]])<br>[[Lawrence Township School District|Lawrence Township]] (PK-8)|| [[Cedarville, New Jersey|Cedarville]] CDP (702)<br>[[Centre Grove, New Jersey|Centre Grove]] CDP (1,281)
|-
|[[Maurice River Township, New Jersey|Maurice River Township]]
|14|| township || 6,218 || 1,506 || 95.76 || 2.65 || 93.11 || 85.7 || 16.2 
|[[Millville Public Schools|Millville]] (9-12) ([[Sending/receiving relationship|S/R]])<br>[[Maurice River Township School District|Maurice River Township]] (PK-8)
| [[Cumberland, New Jersey|Cumberland]]<br>[[Cumberland-Hesstown, New Jersey|Cumberland-Hesstown]] CDP (315)<br>[[Delmont, New Jersey|Delmont]] CDP (122)<br>[[Dorchester, New Jersey|Dorchester]] CDP (291)<br>[[Heislerville, New Jersey|Heislerville]] CDP (227)<br>[[Hesstown, New Jersey|Hesstown]]<br>[[Leesburg, New Jersey|Leesburg]] CDP (601)<br>[[Milmay, New Jersey|Milmay]] CDP (part; 919)<br>[[Port Elizabeth, New Jersey|Port Elizabeth]] CDP (290)
|-
|[[Millville, New Jersey|Millville]]
|2|| city || 27,491 || 11,435 || 44.49 || 2.49 || 42.00 || 676.2 || 272.3 
|[[Millville Public Schools|Millville]]||
|-
|[[Shiloh, New Jersey|Shiloh]]
|4|| borough || 444 || 214 || 1.21 || 0.00 || 1.21 || 427.3 || 177.2 
|[[Cumberland Regional High School|Cumberland Regional]] (9-12)<br>[[Hopewell Township School District|Hopewell Township]] (K-8) ([[Sending/receiving relationship|S/R]])
|
|-
|[[Stow Creek Township, New Jersey|Stow Creek Township]]
|5|| township || 1,312 || 568 || 18.85 || 0.55 || 18.30 || 78.2 || 31.0 
|[[Cumberland Regional High School|Cumberland Regional]] (9-12)<br>[[Stow Creek School District|Stow Creek]] (K-8)
| [[Arrowhead Lake, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Arrowhead Lake]] CDP (126)<br>[[Jericho, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Jericho]]<br>[[Marlboro (CDP), New Jersey|Marlboro]] CDP (127)<br>[[Roadstown, New Jersey|Roadstown]] CDP (part; 155)
|-
|[[Upper Deerfield Township, New Jersey|Upper Deerfield Township]]
|8|| township || 7,645 || 3,025 || 31.27 || 0.18 || 31.10 || 246.3 || 97.3 
|[[Cumberland Regional High School|Cumberland Regional]] (9-12)<br>[[Upper Deerfield Township Schools|Upper Deerfield Township]] (PK-8)
| [[Carlls Corner, New Jersey|Carlls Corner]] CDP (911)<br>[[Deerfield, New Jersey|Deerfield]]<br>[[Deerfield Street, New Jersey|Deerfield Street]] CDP (230)<br>[[Laurel Heights, New Jersey|Laurel Heights]] CDP (380)<br>[[Seabrook, New Jersey|Seabrook]]<br>[[Seabrook Farms, New Jersey|Seabrook Farms]] CDP (1,508)<br>[[Seeley, New Jersey|Seeley]] CDP (152)<br>[[Silver Lake, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Silver Lake]] CDP (1,435)<br>[[Sunset Lake, New Jersey|Sunset Lake]] CDP (494)
|-
|[[Vineland, New Jersey|Vineland]]
|1||  city || 60,780 || 22,661 || 69.03 || 0.61 || 68.42 || 887.5 || 331.2 
|[[Vineland Public Schools|Vineland]]||
|-
|Cumberland County
| || county || 154,152 || 55,834 || 677.62 || 193.92 || 483.70 || 324.4 || 115.4 
| ||
|-
|}

==Transportation==

===Airports===
The following public-use airports are located in Cumberland County:
* [[Bucks Airport]] (00N) in [[Bridgeton, New Jersey|Bridgeton]]
* [[Millville Municipal Airport]] (MIV) in [[Millville, New Jersey|Millville]]
* [[Kroelinger Airport]] (29N) in [[Vineland, New Jersey|Vineland]]

===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2010}}, the county had a total of {{convert|1271.74|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|643.65|mi}} were maintained by the local municipality, {{convert|539.14|mi}} by Cumberland County and {{convert|88.95|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Cumberland.pdf Cumberland County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

Cumberland is served only by state and county routes. Major county routes that pass through include [[County Route 540 (New Jersey)|County Route 540]], [[County Route 548 (New Jersey)|County Route 548]] (only in Maurice River Township), [[County Route 550 (New Jersey)|County Route 550]], [[County Route 552 (New Jersey)|County Route 552]], [[County Route 553 (New Jersey)|County Route 553]], and [[County Route 555 (New Jersey)|County Route 555]].

State routes include [[New Jersey Route 47|Route 47]], [[New Jersey Route 49|Route 49]], [[New Jersey Route 55|Route 55]], [[New Jersey Route 56|Route 56]], [[New Jersey Route 77|Route 77]], and [[New Jersey Route 347|Route 347]]. Route 55 is the only limited-access road in the county which provides access to [[Interstate 76 (Ohio-New Jersey)#New Jersey|Interstate 76]], [[Interstate 295 (Delaware-New Jersey)|Interstate 295]], and the [[Philadelphia]] area to the north.

==Parks and recreation==
The only [[YMCA]] in the county is the Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCA in Vineland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCA installs new board officers |newspaper=[[The Daily Journal (New Jersey)|The Daily Journal]] |date=February 28, 2018 |url=https://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/life/people/2018/02/28/cumberland-cape-atlantic-ymca-installs-new-board-officers/381740002/ |access-date=April 24, 2021 |quote=Kathy Farinaccio, second vice president/secretary, commented, "The YMCA's value is priceless for providing families in Cumberland, Cape May, and Atlantic Counties a healthy, active, and vibrant environment."}}</ref> In 2001, the board of directors of what was the Vineland YMCA changed the name to include Atlantic County and Cape May County as the members wanted the Vineland YMCA to reflect a wider group of communities.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vanaman |first=Joyce |title=YMCA of Vineland expanding into Cape May and Atlantic counties |newspaper=[[The Press of Atlantic City]] |place=[[Atlantic City, New Jersey]] |date=December 19, 2001 |page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/144985507/ C2] |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

===Wineries===
* [[Cedar Rose Vineyards]]

==Education==
School districts include:<ref name=NJDOE>[https://homeroom5.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district.php?source=01&county=cumberland New Jersey School Directory for Cumberland County], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_list.asp?Search=1&details=1&State=34&County=Cumberland+County Search for Public School Districts in Cumberland County, New Jersey], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cumberland County, NJ |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34011_cumberland/DC20SD_C34011.pdf |access-date=August 6, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806233824/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34011_cumberland/DC20SD_C34011.pdf |archive-date=August 6, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34011_cumberland/DC20SD_C34011_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

;K-12:
* [[Bridgeton Public Schools]]
* [[Millville Public Schools]]
* [[Salem County Special Services School District]]
* [[Vineland Public Schools]]

;Secondary:
* [[Cumberland County Vocational School District]]
* [[Cumberland Regional School District]]

;Elementary:
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* [[Commercial Township School District]]
* [[Deerfield Township School District]]
* [[Downe Township School District]]
* [[Fairfield Township School District]]
* [[Greenwich Township School District (Cumberland County, New Jersey)|Greenwich Township School District]]
* [[Hopewell Township School District]]
* [[Maurice River Township School District]]
* [[Stow Creek School District]]
* [[Upper Deerfield Township Schools]]
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==See also==
{{Portal|Philadelphia|New Jersey}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, New Jersey]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage|Cumberland County (New Jersey)}}
* {{Official website|https://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov/}}

{{Cumberland County, New Jersey}}
{{New Jersey}}

{{Adjacent communities
|Center    = Cumberland County, New Jersey
|North     = 
|Northeast = [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]]
|East      = [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May County]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = 
|Southwest = [[Sussex County, Delaware]] -across Delaware Bay
|West      = [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]]
|Northwest = [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]]
}}

{{Delaware Valley}}
{{Authority control}}

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